History MythologyGag / UltimateSpiderMan2000

* One memorable RunningGag is that whenever Spidey swings by the police station, the cops are taking away some screaming nut in a superhero costume who somehow references the latest CrisisCrossover in the main Marvel universe. So far we've seen "Scarlet Witch" claiming that she wasn't crazy (''ComicBook/HouseOfM''), "Speedball" yelling "Not like this! Not like this!" (''ComicBook/CivilWar''), and "Echo" asking who can you trust (''ComicBook/SecretInvasion'').

* ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson especially when she was drawn by Mark Bagley, often wears purple clothes or a purple top, and it's often used in her default picture and how she appears in ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan'' video game. This look is based on the original printing of her dress in the epilogue of ''The Night Gwen Stacy Died''. Likewise she also wears black tank-tops in some issues in allusion to her first appearance.

[[caption-width-right:350:Amazing? Spectacular? If not for this showman, we would be reading the adventures of "The Spider"]]

** Then it turns out the one that appeared was a clone of Peter
* In issue 3 when Peter gets his super hero name from the wrestling announcer after winning the title he calls him "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "The Spectacular Spider-Man".

* At one point, Sam Raimi is directing a Spider-Man movie starring Tobey Maguire with (judging from Spidey's "You were cool in Evil Dead" comment) Bruce Campbell involved somehow. Why does that sound familiar?

* One memorable RunningGag is that whenever Spidey swings by the police station, the cops are taking away some screaming nut in a superhero costume who somehow references the latest CrisisCrossover in the main Marvel universe. So far we've seen "Scarlet Witch" claiming that she wasn't crazy (''ComicBook/HouseOfM''), "Speedball" yelling "Not like this! Not like this!" (''ComicBook/CivilWar''), and "Elektra"(?) asking who can you trust (''ComicBook/SecretInvasion'').

* The first fight between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin (when Ultimate Marvel was still in its early stages, and it was not clear how long would it last) involves a fight on top of the Brookling Bridge, as in the classic ''ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied''. There is no girlfriend involved, but the Green Goblin himself falls from the bridge and it was unclear, by the story end, if he lived or died. Some time later, there is a more accurate adaptation, involving Mary Jane instead of Gwen Stacy.

** Ultimate Beetle (who has an entirely different origin from 616's Abner Jenkins) wears an armoured suit that looks a ''little'' like the classic Beetle, and a lot more like Jenkins's later identity of [[ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}} M.A.C.H.-V]].

!! The animated series
* In a couple shots of the trailer, the "Iron Spider" costume can be shown in all its red and gold Stark-designed glory.
* Wolverine and Spider-Man have a FreakyFridayFlip which was a story in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan''. The episode was also written by Creator/BrianMichaelBendis.
* Stan Lee is the janitor of Peter's school. He also name drops Irving Forbush, and after telling Peter that no one, not even he, could do anything alone he gives a point greeting to [[spoiler: a fellow SHIELD agent]] named [[Creator/SteveDitko Steve]]. He also has a box labeled [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullpen_Bulletins "Stan's Soapbox"]].
* This exchange (HarsherInHindsight considering Peter's current state in the Ultimate line):
--->'''Spider-Man:''' Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man reporting for duty!\\
'''Nick Fury:''' Welcome to S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man. ''[[ComicBook/XMen Hope you survive the experience.]]''
** Spider-Man later repeats the line to the other young heroes in "New Warriors".
* Spidey is still a ''terrible'' driver, but [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Peter pointing out that in New York, driving is hardly necessary for getting from place to place, especially since he can ''thwipp thwipp''.
* The first episode even has a reference to the first ''Film/IronMan1'' movie (specifically, the scene where Tony tries to learn how to fly in his lab).
* Spider-Man sees a version of his Iron Spider armor, and comments it's been done.
* By the time of his first appearance, Sandman has gone insane and split into several aspects of his personality - one of which is his inner child - an altered reference to one of the more important storylines featuring the character in "Peter Parker: Spider Man."
* One of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents can be seen wearing a pair of webbed glider wings that look exactly like the ones made famous by ComicBook/SpiderWoman.
* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and Spider-Man teaming up to fight Doctor Doom going through his castle. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_and_Captain_America_in_Doctor_Doom%27s_Revenge Heard of that before?]]
* White Tiger initially introduces Power Man as Luke Cage before he corrects her. In the modern comics, Luke no longer wears a costume or uses an alias while fighting crime.
* When Spider-Man first meets Curt Connors at SHIELD, the doctor has his right arm hidden up his sleeve, making it appear as though he's missing it. Most incarnations of Dr. Connors [[spoiler:a.k.a. The Lizard]] are in fact amputees, having lost their arm during military service.
* The show's version of Dr. Octopus as handicapped and reliant on his mechanical arms may be a referance to the Marvel Noir universe's Dr. Octopus or to the mainstream Doc Ock, [[spoiler:who was wearing a cybernetic life-support system due to being crippled and dying from internal injuries sustained in his fights with Spider-Man.]]
* Likewise, Venom's origin seems to parallel the backstory of ''ComicBook/MarvelAdventures'' version of the villain, replacing the Tinkerer with Otto Octavius as its creator.
* Venom's first host was Flash Thompson, who happens to be Venom's current host in the comics.
* A Stark tech invention "scatters molecules across multiple dimensions" -- including the one in which Peter Porker, the Amazing ComicBook/SpiderHam exists. But the one that turns out to be important is the verse in which ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'' takes place.
** It serves as a double nod: to SHS itself, and to the fact that in it, ''Spidey was the only Marvel hero never to appear.'' There was even the occasional "a guy with a ''spider'' theme? No way!" joke. The glimpse of SHS Spidey here is the only appearance of one ''ever.''
** This happens with Spider-Ham again when Loki [[spoiler: turns Peter into his porcine counterpart.]]
* When watching the Hulk fight the energy villain Zzzax, MJ describes him as "Incredible".
* The device Harry has to contain the symbiote is similar to the device used by Spider-Man in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited'' to hold his new costume.
* In the episode "Back in Black", Doop (of ComicBook/XForce, later ComicBook/XStatix) cameos as Venom's sidekick in Peter's fantasy sequence.
* Peter has a hard time telling where the source of an attack is coming from when warned by his spider-sense, which is also how it worked in the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' comics as well. (The mainstream 616-verse Spidey can use his to pinpoint the source.)
* In "Freaky", Wolverine threatens Mesmero by putting his fist under his chin, then popping the claws on either side, asking "Wanna try for three?" This mirrors what he did in the graphic novel ''ComicBook/GodLovesManKills''.
* In the episode "Beetle Mania", the team's ImagineSpot of them [[CurbStompBattle Curb-Stomping]] the Beetle showcases his Mark I, II, and III armours from the comics.
** Spider-Man imagines a Spider-Buggy this alludes to the Spider-Mobile in the mainstream 616-verse.
* When Coulson looks at the list of Flash's understudies [[Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark in the horrible Spider-Man musical he and Mary Jane wrote]], Peter is the last on the list. The name immediate above his? [[AffirmativeActionLegacy Miles Morales]], the current comic book version of [[ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan Ultimate Spider-Man]].
** The auditionee playing the guitar is wearing Ben Reilly's Spider-Man costume.
* When meeting Coulson's team of young heroes, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica remarks that there may be a few future Avengers in their line-up. In the comics, Spider-Man, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage all ended up joining the Comicbook/NewAvengers.
** And in the ComicBook/MarvelAdventures universe, Nova (albeit a different one) is also a member. Both Novas in the mainstream universe are also members of the Avengers (Richard was one of the original ComicBook/SecretAvengers and Sam was recruited to the Avengers by Thor after ''ComicBook/AvengersVsXMen'').
* After [[spoiler: the Green Goblin destroys the Helicarrier, Ava, Sam, Luke, and Danny end up living at Peter's house]], just like Gwen Stacy, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Johnny Storm]], and [[ComicBook/XMen Bobby Drake]] did in the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' comics.
* When Spider-Man first meets Doc Ock face-to-face, he jokes that he needs a haircut. He offers to take care of it if he'll give a bowl and some scissors. Doctor Octopus is, of course, known in the comics for his bowl haircut (which he likes just fine, thank you very much).
* One episode has Spider-Man referring to Power Man's battle with the Rhino as a "Comicbook/ContestOfChampions."
* Aunt May beat Peter in a video game where she plays the Hulk vs The Thing, which happened on previous Marvel shows.
* When Kraven [[spoiler:wears the White Tigers' amulet]], he transforms into a humanoid tiger, much like in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' where he became a humanoid lion.
* Several references are made to ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'':
** In "The Lizard", Spider-Man's [[ImagineSpot Imagine Spots]] of his team-ups with Connors and Doc Ock resemble the opening to the show.
** A cabdriver refers to ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} as Spider-Man's "amazing friend".
** The term is used again in part one of ''Spider-Verse'' by [[GenderFlip Spider-Girl]] when referring to Spider-Man, much to his dismay.
** Another reference is made in "Inhumanity"; When he meets [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Lockjaw]], Spider-Man mentions that he once had a dog named "Ms. Lion".
* Hawkeye's Avengers ID card is a slightly modified version of the cards seen in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''.
* Some of Spider-Man's {{Imagine Spot}}s depict the various villains in their [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] or [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] appearances, most egregiously in "Beetle Mania" and "The Lizard."
* The Spider-Cave in Boston contained the Spider-Copter, which was an actual toy made at one point years ago. The Spider-Mobile was also seen in the Cave.
* In ''Carnage'', Peter is transformed into Carnage when the Green Goblin injects him with a sample of the Venom symbiote. This parallels how he became Carnage in the ''VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan'' video game.
** One of the Goblin's backup gliders in his hideout resembles his classic flat-faced Goblin Glider from the 1970's.
* Nick Fury's biography "Eye on the Prize" contains a review by Thor, reading "[[Film/{{Thor}} I like this book! Another!]]".
* CanonForeigner Salem's Witch is based off longtime Marvel heroine ComicBook/ScarletWitch.
* Deadpool defeats Taskmaster with the power of dance, just like he did when the two first fought in the comics.
** Likewise, Spider-Man defeats Tasky the same way Daredevil did in the comics.
* Deadpool's imagination chibi was actually lifted from the comics of his Comicbook/MarvelNOW series. While that was most likely inspired from this show in the first place.
* The Chitauri look a lot like their [[Film/TheAvengers2012 film version]]
* The Rhino looks like ''[[VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' video game version of the Rhino.
* In "Game Over", Spider-Man says he hopes Arcade is hiding out someplace fun like an amusement park. In the original comics, Arcade used to trap his victims in a twisted amusement park called Murderworld.
* In the same episode, the BadFuture level in Arcade's game is inspired by ''Comicbook/DaysOfFuturePast''. There's even an HomageShot to the infamous cover of ''X-Men'' #142, which shows Wolverine being vaporized by a Sentinel.
* In "Blade", Spider-Man asks which team of heroes Fury has sent to assist him. After mentioning the Avengers and the Comicbook/FantasticFour, he asks if his new teammates will be the ComicBook/PowerPack.
* Scorpion's new PoweredArmor from "Return of the Sinister Six" resembles his usual armor from the comics.
* In "The Avenging Spider-Man", when [[spoiler:Loki puts his mind in Spidey's body]], Doc Ock is very impressed and says [[Comicbook/SuperiorSpiderMan he'll have to make a note of that]].
* At the start of "Agent Venom", Scorpion has been Venomised. Mac Gargan, the comic book Scorpion, was the third Venom for a while in the comics. The rest of the episode is about setting up a version of the fourth and current Venom in the comics, Flash Thompson as the heroic "Agent Venom".
** Before becoming Agent Venom, Flash briefly attempts to fight crime in a homemade Comicbook/ScarletSpider costume.
* At the end of the same episode, Spidey says S.H.I.E.L.D. should "take [[Comicbook/AvengersTheInitiative the initiative]]" in training new teenage heroes (to ''stop'' Taskmaster doing so), and refers to said heroes as "Comicbook/NewWarriors"
* In Savage Spider-Man, we get to see Spidey turned into the Man-Spider. Also, there's Ka-zar meeting Spidey as they must rescue Zabu from Kraven; [[WholePlotReference Ka-zar's debut in the 1981 cartoon gets a full remake]]. Ka-Zar was brought into the story by Zabu getting kidnapped in the ''Super Hero Squad Show,'' too, making it a double reference.
* In ''The Spider-Verse'', Norma Osborn wears a gender-swapped version of the classic Green Goblin costume and uses a classic Goblin Glider and pumpkin bombs.
* Also, Petra Parker, used to her non-mutated, female Goblin, sees Peter's Goblin and asks if he is a man or a monster. Norman responds with "Why can't I be both?" This is a reference to the cover of the very first issue of ''TheIncredibleHulk,'' where the tagline was "Is he a man or a monster? Or is he both?"
** In the same episode, Spider-Man saves Spider-Girl from getting thrown off the Georg(ia) Washington bridge in a nick of time. If only [[TheGwenStacy Gwen Stacy]] [[ComicBook/TheNightGwenStacyDied were as lucky]].
** Also ''The Spider-Verse'' is a slight nod to the [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries last time a team of alternate Spider-Men got together to stop a foe, as well as the last time the Green Goblin made a habit of traveling by portal.]]
* "Nightmare On Christmas" has several:
** When Spidey is sent to "Christmas past", the animation style is reminiscent of [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 the 1960s cartoon]]. When chasing after the Enforcers, he even web-swings in the exact same fashion as Spidey '67 and lampshades the recycled backgrounds of the 60's cartoon.
** In the same segment, there is camera seen webbed to the underside of a bridge, midst Spider-Man's battle against the Enforcers. Not only is this a reference to how Peter Parker got his photos for the Daily Bugle in most other continuities, but apparently he did in ''this'' continuity as well. (Implying that this version of Peter quit working at the Bugle not long before joining S.H.I.E.L.D.)
** The classic scene of Peter throwing his Spider-Man costume in the trash from ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #50 ("Spider-Man No More") is reproduced.
** In the "Christmas future" scene, the ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' series is referenced through Parker Industries, and even the "Goblin King".
** Luke tries on the present Danny had planned to give to Ava (a tiara), and says it looks good on him. This is a nod to the comic version's first costume, which included a metal band on his forehead (referred to by many as a "tiara").
* In "Ant-Man", Doc Ock's nanobots have similar color schemes (and rough design similarities) to the Spider-Slayers from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''.
* In the [[ShowWithinAShow video game]] that Peter and Miles are playing at the beginning of "Return to the Spiderverse Part 1", Spider-Man's fighting stance and idle-animation are the same as they are in the VideoGame/MarvelVSCapcom series.
* Among the various unnamed Spider-Men seen in the "Return to the Spiderverse" episodes is what's basically Spider-Man as a giant robot. [[Series/SpiderManJapan Just say that Spider-Man is inside the mecha instead of being the mecha itself and this will seem a lot more familiar.]]
* "The Symbiote Saga" has several:
** In Part 1 the second Carnage mostly fights hostless like in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' while his personality is similar to the symbiote's host in the main continuity, Cletus Kasady and briefly bonds with Doctor Octopus like in the Play Station video game ''VideoGame/SpiderMan''.
** Part 2 references Maximum Carnage, (Carnage being the main villain aided by Shriek while Spider-Man, Venom, Captain America, Iron Fist, Cloak and Dagger try to stop him) Planet of the Symbiotes (New York is overtaken by a army of symbiotes) and Spider-Island.(the infected populace is cured by Anti-Venom)
** In Part 3 Carnage attacks New York in a giant form (another Planet of the Symbiotes reference) before arriving at Peter's highschool where it bonds with [[spoiler:Mary Jane]] which is similar to Carnage bonding with Gwen Stacey in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan''.
* In the final episode, Kraven refers to climactic battle with Spider-Man as his "[[Comicbook/KravensLastHunt Last hunt]]" before being knocked out.

!! The comic book
* Peter Parker's father Richard Parker is drawn to resemble how Peter Parker appears in the mainstream comics.
* When Peter Parker looks up the Black Cat's father in the 53rd issue, he comes across a list of known cat burglars that includes the names of several established characters associated with Spider-Man, most of whom either don't exist in the Ultimate continuity or hadn't yet been introduced in the Ultimate Continuity: Abner Jenkins (the Beetle), Carradine (the assumed name of the burglar that shot Uncle Ben), Cletus Kasady (the human host of the Carnage symbiote), Dmitri Smerdyakoff (the Chameleon, whose Ultimate counterpart wouldn't be introduced until around nine years later), Hobie Brown (the Prowler, whose real name in this continuity is [[AdaptationNameChange Aaron Davis]]), Rick Lawson (the second Prowler), Thomas Fireheart (the Puma), and Martin Blank (the Gibbon).

* When Peter Parker looks up the Black Cat's father in the 53rd issue, he comes across a list of known cat burglars that includes the names of several established characters associated with Spidr-Man, most of whom either don't exist in the Ultimate continuity or hadn't yet been introduced in the Ultimate Continuity: Abner Jenkins (the Beetle), Carradine (the assumed name of the burglar that shot Uncle Ben), Cletus Kasady (the human host of the Carnage symbiote), Dmitri Smerdyakoff (the Chameleon, whose Ultimate counterpart wouldn't be introduced until around nine years later), Hobie Brown (the Prowler, whose real name in this continuity is [[AdaptationNameChange Aaron Davis]]), Rick Lawson (the second Prowler), Thomas Fireheart (the Puma), and Martin Blank (the Gibbon).

* When Peter Parker looks up the Black Cat's father in the 53rd issue, he comes across a list of known cat burglars that includes the names of several characters who either don't exist in the Ultimate continuity or haven't been introduced in the Ultimate Continuity yet: Abner Jenkins (the Beetle), Carradine (the assumed name of the burglar that shot Uncle Ben), Cletus Kasady (the human host of the Carnage symbiote), Dmitri Smerdyakoff (the Chameleon, whose Ultimate counterpart wouldn't be introduced until around nine years later), Hobie Brown (the Prowler, whose real name in this continuity is [[AdaptationNameChange Aaron Davis]]), Rick Lawson (the second Prowler), Thomas Fireheart (the Puma), and Martin Blank (the Gibbon).

* A Stark tech invention "scatters molecules across multiple dimensions" -- including the one in which Peter Porker, the Amazing Spider-Ham exists. But the one that turns out to be important is the verse in which ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'' takes place.

* A cabdriver refers to ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} as Spider-Man's "[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends amazing friend]]".
** It's used again in part one of ''Spider-Verse'' by [[GenderFlip Spider-Girl]] when referring to Spider-Man much to the objection of his dismay.

** Part 2 references Maximum Carnage (Carnage being the main villain aided by Shriek while Spider-Man, Venom, Captain America, Iron Fist, Cloak and Dagger try to stop him) and Spider-Island.(New York is overtaken but is cured by Anti-Venom)
** In Part 3 Carnage bonds with [[spoiler:Mary Jane]] which is similar to Carnage bonding with Gwen Stacey in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan''.